Auckland Shag
Leucocarbo colensoi(Buller, WL, 1888)
English (US) Auckland Shag
The Auckland Shag (Leucocarbo colensoi) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants and Shags) in the order Suliformes.
Range: Auckland IslandsRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Leucocarbo colensoi
- Order
- Suliformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Auckland Shag
- Described by
- (Buller, WL, 1888)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Phalacrocorax colensoi
- Described by
- (Buller, WL, 1888)
- Type locality
- Auckland Islands.
- Original description
- A history of the birds of New Zealand. 2nd ed. 2 p.161
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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